L A N C A S T E R M E D I C A L S O C I E T Y.O R G Legislative Updates PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY 2019-2020 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Pennsylvania General Assembly completed its 204th legislative session on November 30, 2020, a date set forth in the state's constitution. This ends two years of legislative deliberation and law making. At the conclusion of the session, there were 4,200 bills filed in both the House and Senate with only a small portion (290) making it to the Governor's desk for signature into law. Additionally, another 312 bills were vetoed by the Governor. Legislation not approved by the General Assembly during the session expired. When the 2019 session commenced, much of PAMED's focus was on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's proposed change to the venue rule related to the medical professional liability claims. In addition to venue, PAMED anticipated engaging in other " priority " areas such as scope of practice, restrictive LANCASTER 36 PHYSICIAN